Music for Double Bass. This Neos album, Music for Double Bass with German bassist Frank Reinecke, steers away from works that employ scordatura in favor of those that use the typical orchestral tuning on the bass. The idea: to focus on and explore the depth and resonance for which the instrument was constructed. The opening work on the program - Giacinto Scelsi's Nuits - is the only work on the program that alters the bass' tuning by tuning three of its four strings to an F in the final movement, producing a noticeably unusual effect. On the other end of the spectrum, the wildly complex and lengthy Theraps by Iannis Xenakis tests listeners' resolve and attention. For his own part, Reinecke puts forth an admirable performance and convinces us that the bass need not alter its true nature to be a successful solo instrument.